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| Truesight | 
| Author: David Stahler Jr.
Category: Book
List Price: $16.89
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Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 1986758
Format: Bargain Price
Media: Library Binding
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.6 x 0.8
ASIN: B000IOF4NG
Publication Date: January 31, 2004
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Product Description
On a frontier world is a colony called Harmony. Like everyone who lives there, Jacob is blind. In his debut novel, David Stahler Jr. vividly imagines a future where genetic engineering has taken a startling turn. On a distant planet, in a utopian community of the blind, one remarkable young man will discover just how much there is to see -- if only he is willing to look.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
 Great for Compare/Contrast Essay February 23, 2008
I'm using this book along with Lois Lowry's "The Giver" in my 8th Grade ELA class. Since the books are similar, it's easy to write a compare/contrast essay. Most of my students hate both books...but it takes them until the end of each book before they say the exact opposite.
Truesight is Awesome November 30, 2007
This is fantasy with a little sci-fi mixed in that is also a very good tool for presenting self-image references. I'd recommend this is all.
smazing April 26, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Truesight is an amazing si-fi fictional book. The story begins with Jacob a 13 year old boy who is blind. He lives in harmony a town full of blind people. They fear the seers(people who can see)because they are different. They use a machine called a truesight. They give off a pitch that people use to find where they're going and where people are. Jacob starts to get major headachs that affect his eyes. when he figures out that he is getting sight he freaks out. Trying to act natural he has to figure out a plan on what to do.
truesight April 26, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
truesight is an outstanding book about a 12 year old boy named jacob who is blind. He lives in a town called harmony. The town is full of of blind people who fear the seers (people who can see and arn't blind). They use a device called a sounder to find there way and to hear other peoples sounders to move around. Jacob has a hard time when he starts to get headachs. as the story progresses jacob learns that his headachs are giving him sight. so nobody finds out he just acts natural.
Tumbs up! August 10, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Truesight is one of the better sci-fi books, not that I've read many! Even if you're just interested in the history of blindness, I'd recommend reading this. Jacob is a realistic 12 year old boy, which with many can relate to. He's not particulary brave, which is a challenge to him when he's faced with his biggest burden of all- starting with minor headaches and turning into something extraordinary. Two thumbs up, all the way, and if you're 11 years or older, but this and enjoy reading!
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